How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Nepal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Afghanistan

20.4%

in 2023

Nepal

25.7%

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

134th

Nepal rank

131st

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time

Afghanistan
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 25.7% against 20.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 134th and Nepal ranks 131st of 189 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.6%	5.7%	3.1%	Nepal
2010s	10.6%	14.2%	3.6%	Nepal
2020s	18.6%	23.2%	4.6%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Afghanistan or Nepal?: Nepal, at 25.7% against 20.4% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Afghanistan and Nepal?: 5.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Afghanistan ranks 134th and Nepal ranks 131st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.